And very fine images they are! And yes, the equipment world is all in a tizzy about things like sharpness. Some of the finest work ever done was done before that kind of sharpness was even possible. But it's ideas like sharpness that sell cameras and lenses. Color balance is something else. With photography you pretty much take what you get. Usually that's enough, but it's also why in landscape, painting often can beat photography hands down.